Jackie Collins's Estate Shows She Lived Just Like Her Over-the-Top Characters

Jackie Collins famously designed her Beverly Hills estate after being inspired by a David Hockney painting. The house was built in the 1980's, and the author wrote many of her most famous novels in the two studies she built in the home. She filled her house with a mix of modern and antique furniture, and her beloved collection of art.

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After Colllins died in 2015, her three daughters inherited her estate, and they are now partnering with Bonhams to sell the contents of the house during an auction that will take place in Los Angeles on May 16th and 17th. The sale will contain over 1,000 lots, including her gold Jaguar, sculptures and paintings from her art collection, jewelry, clothing, and a selection of first edition copies of her books.

Collins's bespoke gold Jaguar, estimated to sell for between $15,000 and $20,0000

Collins published her first book, The World is Full of Married Men, in 1968 and went on to write 31 more novels. More than 500 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide, and the lots in the auction show that Collins lived just as extravagantly as the wealthy women she wrote about. Among the items up for sale are a 6.04-carat diamond ring that is estimated to sell for between $100,000 and $150,000, a Tiffany lamp, and plenty of baubles designed by Cartier.

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Collins's 6.04-carat diamond ring, estimated to sell for between $100,000 and $150,000

Collins's large collection of figurative sculptures by the artist Josef Lorenzl will also be for sale, as will paintings by the English artist Beryl Cook (Collins, who was born in London, was a big admirer of his work). Also up for auction is a portrait of Collins that was painted by J.M. Feruzzi in the style of the artist Tamara de Lempicka. It hung in Collins's study, next to shelves filled with copies of her own books.

A portrait of Collins in the style of Tamara de Lempicka by J. M. Feruzzi, esimated to see for between $3,000 and $5,000

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